Exoskeleton Lets The Paralyzed Walk Again

A research team at the Santa Lucia Foundation in Italy is working
on a way to restore the ability to walk to those paralyzed from
the waist down, according to New Scientist.

To hold the person up and propel them forward, the team created
an exoskeleton - a set of metal supports and motors that balances
and moves their weight in a way that mimics a human's bones and
muscles.

Users of the exoskeleton currently have two methods of control.
The first is a set of sensors that lay within the peripheral
vision of the wearer. By shifting focus to the left for a
fraction of a second, the legs walk forward. By looking to the
right, they stop.

The other method is much more natural. By leaning to one side,
the other leg takes a step forward - much as one walks by
stepping with his right foot and swinging his left arm.